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Who would you want as the Lakers' play-by-play announcer?customer surveys Laker fans don't just expect an NBA championship every season. They expect a championship voice to narrate that journey. It's a role the late Chick Hearn filled admirably, enthusiastical

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Who would you want as the Lakers' play-by-play announcer?customer surveys Laker fans don't just expect an NBA championship every season. They expect a championship voice to narrate that journey. It's a role the late Chick Hearn filled admirably, enthusiastical

They're a decade removed from it all, but assistant Lakers coach Brian Shaw and former Kings star Chris Webber still debate. They bring up the contentious history between the Lakers and the Sacramento Kings -- meeting in the first round of the 2000 playoffs, 2

Once the shot went through the basket, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant let out his signature laser-beam glare and swung out his arms. The 23-foot jumper extended the Lakers' lead to five points against Sacramento with 1:53 remaining in overtime Wednesday night. It al

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant appeared on 710 ESPN's Steve Mason and John Ireland Wednesday to address the anti-gay slur he made during the Lakers' game Tuesday against San Antonio, which prompted the NBA to fine him $100,000 and sparked strong criticism from the H

The Lakers' makeup doesn't make practice time ripe in preparing for the pick-and-roll offense no matter what they do. Sure they can dissect film, mimic opposing team's tendencies and run pick-and-roll sequences until it's drilled into their heads. But part of

It's far from definitive what the makeup of the Lakers' roster will look like once the 2011-2012 season starts. But we'll know who will be calling the games. Bill MacDonald, who has been with Fox Sports West since its inception in 1985, will serve as the Laker

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BASKETBALL LEGEND: Clippers guard Eric Gordon played Michael Jordan's son in the film Space Jam. STATUS: False. Michael Jordan's youngest son, Marcus, made the wrong kind of headlines when the college sophomore called out Kobe Bryant on Twitter in the ...

1. Kobe Bryant doesn't shoot well, but still shows improvement: This will forever be the most important thing to monitor until the pre-season games end. And what did we learn? Well, Bryant's seven-point performance on two in 10 shooting in 19 minutes confirmed

1. Head coaching experience should benefit Brian Shaw -- It's incredibly hard and unfair to judge him on coaching an exhibition game for several reasons. He's just holding the fort for Phil Jackson, who missed the trip to San Diego on Thursday for the Lakers'

1. Who knows when Kobe Bryant will be 100%, but he's clearly getting better: The Lakers have spent much of this preseason where they went 4-4 monitoring Bryant's minutes, aware that they don't want to force the issue regarding his surgically repaired right kne

1.Kobe Bryant continues to make progress on his right knee. - This isn't because Bryant scored a team-leading 25 points on a nine of 19 clip in the Lakers' 114-106 victory Friday over the Phoenix Suns. It's because his minutes (34) and involvement in other are